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authorities in this country, notably by Sir Edward Reed. Latterly 
the designs on the two systems have approached each other more 
nearly than formerly. In England the Trafalgar class, finished in 1890 
(see Fig. 32), and the Royal Sovereign and Hood, designed in 1889 and 
Fig. 32 .—(Trafalgar). 
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completed in 1892 (see Figs. 34 and 33), show longer and longer belted 
Fig. 34. —(Royal Sovereign ). 
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portions, while the French Bouvines, launched in 1892, although main¬ 
taining the end to end belt, is a close copy of the English designs in 
